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I have a low level dwarf shaman over on Zul’jin that has been left to rot, perhaps she can come over and heal. Or a low level goblin priest that has been sitting in Org since god knows when.

I might start something new just for fun. Don’t mind healing. Pick one, shaman or priest, I am decent on either. Heck, you can even pick race if you want. I am not picky. Not like it would move up all that fast. I only play around on alts on sundays usually. So 1-85 of sundays only would take roughly 5 weeks if I do not just move an existing character from somewhere there.

Perhaps I should roll another alt but on that server this time just to look you up.

Any role you would need for a part timer/fill in?

If you need a hunter I’ve got plenty at 85. lol

Some classes do seem to progress a lot better then others however. As a person that has leveled more hunters then I can count to 85 I can tell you that hunters, right out of the box with quest items, can easily hit 14K DPS with the 15% buff.

Warriors on the other hand, with the same sort of gear, would be lucky if they can pull 6K.

But your average is basically right on.

Other things that might contribute to DPS, or lack there of, are the people you are running with. Many people forget about that.

If you are with a group of people that all have great DPS and you are a high burst damage class you can see yourself doing 58K on a boss and when you next run into the very same boss with people with lesser DPS and the boss does not die while you are still in your burst phase you can see yourself doing 22K.

There is nothing wrong with the 22K you just did, you are doing the same things you did when you got the 58K, the only difference is the people around you.

I’ve noticed for locks this works the exact opposite way, for me at least. If I run into a great DPS group my DPS sucks and if I run into a bad DPS I can become the superstar of the group.

Not only the DPS of others matters either. If you have a tank that keeps mobs in one place, or moves them at a steady pace and you are melee you will always do much better DPS then if you have a tank that is always running all over the place and adjusting himself.

Healers matter to. If you have a healer that is great and you never need to worry about self healing or using defensive cooldowns because they can’t keep up your DPS will be much better.

DPS is a fickle thing, while everything you said is 100% true and I agree with it I believe you need to ask the person what they are using as a point of reference first. Maybe their DPS was so great and now seems to suck because they where running with a super group before and not so much right now.

My main hunter can go anywhere from 18K-38K in a 5 man random depending on the group I am in. It has nothing to do with me. I am the same no matter what. The group I run with makes a 20K difference in my DPS.